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Patna : World No 15 in ATP rankings Stefanos Tsitsipas, 20, Greece, World No 23 Marco Cechhinato, 26, Italy, World No 57 Sam Querrey, 31, USA, and World No 78 Mackenzie McDonald, 23, USA, entered the second round of Shanghai Masters tennis championship, an ATP World Tour 1,000 points event played on Hard Courts at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena, Shanghai, China, on October 8, 2018.
McDonald stunned World No 20 Milos Raonic, 27, Canada, in a three-set encounter 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 in a major upset at the tournament. Raonic though hammered 23 Aces to 7 by MsDonald. Raonic committed 4 double faults to 3 by McDonald. McDonald won 3 break points to just 1 by Raonic. Both the players won 3 games each in a row in the match.
Tsitsipas, the 10th seed, beat World No 37 Gael Monfils, 32, France, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 in the first round. Monfils though fired 11 Aces in the match to just 2 by Tsitsipas. But, Monfils also committed 5 double faults to just 1 by Tsitsipas. Both the players won 3 break points each. Both of them also won 3 games each in a row.
World No 57 Sam Querrey, 31, USA, upset World No 16 Diego Schwartzman, 26, Argentina, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round. Querrey fired 14 Aces in the match to none by Schwartzman. Schwartzman also committed 6 double faults to just 1 by Querrey. Querrey won 3 break points while Schwartzman won just one. Querrey also won 3 games in a row.
World No 28 Roberto Bautista Agut, 30, Spain, beat World No 73 Andrey Rublev, 20, Russia, 6-3, 6-4 to enter the second round. Agut won 4 break points to 2 by Rublev. Rublev also committed 5 double faults to 2 by his rival. But, he served 7 Aces to 5 by Agut. Agut won 4 games in a row to 3 by Rublev.